Saturday, 25 March 2006

A le %26#039;Fu #039; ecial Event

We have heard your pleas, and we are going to cover today's A le event in two ways, as C.K. has already mentioned.This post is going to be the no no e e (well a little no e e) version, and you can catch what the TUAW bloggersthink, as they think it, via our chatcast.

Macrumors is also covering the event live, as is iLounge. Maccentral also has live coverage.

Here is the reserve chronological (all times in Pacific) breakdown we all know and love (cri ed from bloggers who were invited):

9:58am: So close to starting...
10:05am: Everyone has gra ed a seat and are rocking out to some music
10:07am: His Stevene is on stage, set to a ounce some 'medium scale' news. Whatever that mea . He isupdating people on the Mac and Intel schedule
10:13am: new Intel Mac minis. Same look, twice as fast (singleand dual core chi )
10:15am: Intel Mac minis include Front Row (and a remote. Soon every Mac is going to come witha remote!)
10:17am: Using Bonjour (hello!) Mac mini's can 'find' music on your home network (I'm a uming musicthat is on other Macs), and you can hook it up to your TV
10:17am: You can also share your photos usingFrontRow
10:19am: Also allows streaming of video (and you can stream from PC or Mac, as long as it has iTunes).A le seems to have named the new FrontRow, 'FrontRow with BonJour.' Simple, and straightforward
10:20am:Intel Mac Mini costs $599 or $799 for the top o' the line version (with faster proce or and Superdrive)
10:21am:Jo is talking about iPod/iTunes numbers (e ecially the billion downloads)
10:25am: Haven't you always wanted anA le leather iPod case? Well, now you can have one for $99
10:26am: Steve is talking about listening to your iPodat home, in a group and how much that sucks with current products
10:32am: The iPod HiFi, an iPod boombox for thehome
10:33am: it has volume controls (shocking!), integrated power su ly, and handles
10:34am: can bepowered by six D batteries for jammin' on the go and can be controled with the A le Remote (that is pretty sweet)
10:35am: all of that, for the price of another iPod: $349 and on sale today
10:40am: That's all she wrote. His Stevene has left the stage

Big thanks to Engadget, iLounge, MacRumors, and Maccentral for their live coverage.

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